Monthly Archives: March 2013
Lowcountry
Flat, marshy land where rivers seem to lay rather than run and trees filled with moss line the streets as if it’s a scene in a movie, that’s what I saw as I drove the Lowcountry. It includes the beautiful … Continue reading
Libraries
I’m doing my best to visit a library in each state and talk with a librarian, preferably a children’s librarian. This is one area of my trip that is a work in progress. I haven’t quite nailed down the purpose … Continue reading
Mansion on the River
In Pat Conroy’s South of Broad, he refers to Charleston as the Mansion on the River. I’ve been listening to this book on audible.com as I drive the southern highways and byways. Not only is listening to books in the … Continue reading
South of the Border
The highway offers an array of places to stop for gas, food and to stretch your legs. I believe, South of the Border, in South Carolina (just south of the North Carolina border) is one of the oddest.
North Cackalacky
Rain, all day Sunday it rained. I like to read the New York Times, drink tea and cook on rainy Sundays. I knew the trip would have some bad weather. I’ve started off in March, but I did hope that … Continue reading
DelMarVa Peninsula
Maryland’s eastern seaboard, along with most of Delaware and a bit of Virginia is a combination of farms, fishing and beach towns. After the nail biting 4.3 mile drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge where I was in the one … Continue reading